Holding frame for staples



0a. 13, 1931. E, HALLEN 1,827,315

HOLDING FRAME FOR STAPLES Filed Sept. 18, 1930 IIN IHIIIIWilli liillllimimii mi Patented: OCL 13 I I I icnnn nnntnn, *cnioaeo,

f for staples staples may This invention relates to a holding. frame whereby a plurality of loose transportation and handling. ,An-object of the invention-is the provision of animproved staple holding frame having-capacity for resiliently maintaining aseries or row of loose staples in position in such manner that they or mutilation, and will'be available for subsequent use in a. stapling deViceQand suitably I arranged for engagement by the'feedingmecn- I c Theinvention is h particularly adapted for use in connection with" anismof a stapling device. I

round or elliptical wire/ staples such as are 1 commonly used in securing together-sheets of paper, although it is to be understood that the device is not restricted to this I ferent devices andexpedients have been em- I highly efficient cessive discharge "-or. release of the staples holder in many instances;

ployed 'for theprovision' of staple holding frames; which can be cheaply manufactured and which serve to maintain a row of staples in alignment for subsequent use in astaplin'g 1 device, but these articles have been found objectionable because the staples would not be maintained in proper position when suband staples I jected to shipmentand handling, would become entirely separated from the It is the aim of he present fore, to provide a simple yet durable device, which 'is economical handling, but which readily permits the sucwhen ultimately incorporatedin. a stapling device. Y

Other obj ects will appear 'hereinafters The invention consistsin the combinations and angements of parts hereinafter'd s ed and claimed; V

The invention willof the invention showing a row of staples in I npres lo engaged position;

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2 F g.4 1s an ienlarge use. Difmaterial tofbe invention, there- I to manufacture. and for the purposei iand' which is adapted to effectively maintain a series ct staples in alignment during shipment and 4 sis y; p Fig. 3'is a side'elevational view taken from I theright of Figl; and

on the line t- -I-of Fig.3.

As illustrated in Qthe dra' ing's,'

sectional view taken? mammogram 13.: cnoroonlor moorin ferred' embodimenuof {the invention ,com-

p e;-ce pris ag main pl te po lit :srde flange 7, and oppositeside flange 8; vF anges c7 and 8: are isposed; i pa a s will not be subject to disarrangement, loss 'prissaframe composedojjf afsiheet;of metal,

of channel shapein general 'cross-sectionali?" planes whereby the portions stated will convtact with and coniiormltogthe shape of ac staple tobe held, as shown in..Fig. 4. Each staple- 9 comprises an upper;transverse portion lO anddepending parallel prongs 11 because each prong is disposedgperpen dicularf to the 'main: transverse portion '10,

stapling device' the prongs '11 andl2 are opposite side. v The: holding framehmay be composed of tin, to lessen the cost of manubeilt t ap qv i la re at vely a row r z i p rt l3- Eh me l i an en 1p- -d yi 1 pr v d a al lw pac r flange 8 to 3 provide a ;longitudinal channel iforcreceiving prongsill, of. a row lofstaples. .111 the preferred embodiment illustrated, the" inetal iisithen bent, transversely and slightly, downward to provide an engaging strip 15 adapted to resiliently contact with the' trans erseportions '10" of an aligned "staples; as shown inthe drawings; The in- "o t'vegen 'a ement "they-en a in stri 15 is provided with a longitudinally extending dedriventhrough the sheets of paper or otherf V \l-erywherecby the 1QWer surfa f e nergiz ng ,parallelrelationshipotthe l 4 .prongs being v the preferred constructionl w' andwhen the latter receives an impact'i n the,

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' as r n t pr id r sil ent geme on the outer surface portion'of a; row *of' 7 row of c be be stunderstood by h i of themetartmployedlade" reference to v the accompanying drawings li se malntams the t pl Po v depressed portion will engage the staples and thus uniform engagement is effected.

As an additional precaution against staples becoming displaced endwise, the top engaginfg strip 15 is provided at each end with a con ning indented portion" 17 which proj ects downwardly in the path of the staples and requires greater displacement of strip 15 for the passage of the staple. It is to be understood, however, that" the device is adapted to be incorporated in a staple machine, and therefore the retarding-action of either strip 15 or the indented portions 17 is not sufficient to interfere with the operation of a follower block and the successive ejection of staples from the frame through the machine.

For the purpose of facilitating theintroduction of a follower block when used with astapling machine, the strip 15' preferably has an upwardly flared portion 18 at each end. Also, flange 7 may be provided with outwardly deflected portions 19 formed by merely slitting the flange and pressing the slitted tional yieldabl-e staple retaining means.

' While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without depart-- ing from the spirit of the invention. 1, therefore, donot wish to be limited to the preciseqdetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variationsand modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what portion outwardly to provide addi- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

I. A staple holding frame comprising a sheet of metal bent to form a longitudinally extending channel shaped portion having a top plate portion and lateral parallel flanges V for the reception of a row of loose staples, one of said flanges turned upwardly and inwardly toprovide a staple engaging portion, a longitudinally extending depression formed in said upwardly and inwardly turned portion, and a staple retaining indentation provided adjacent the ends of said inwardly turned portion.

2. A staple holding frame comprising a sheet of metal-bent to form a longitudinally extending channel shaped portion having a top plate portion and lateral parallel flanges I for the reception of a row of loose staples,

one of said flanges turned upwardly and inwardly to provide a staple engaging portion, a longitudinallyextending depression formed in said upwardly and inwardly turned portion, and outwardly'defle'cted portions pro-' vided adjacent the ends of the opposite flange.

3. A. staple holding frame comprising a sheet of metal bent to form a longitudinally extending channel shapedportion having. a 

